Hithle Thistle 7 - 0 Rydennord

Key Events:

• 22' Hithle Thistle scores
• 23' Yellow card to Rydennord Vicente Ribeiro
• 25' Hithle Thistle Manuel Correa scores
• 37' Hithle Thistle scores, assisted by Božo Soldo
• 58' Hithle Thistle scores, assisted by Marc Lefevre
• 66' Yellow card to Rydennord Pedro Guzman
• 68' Hithle Thistle scores, assisted by Božo Soldo
• 80' Hithle Thistle scores, assisted by Joseph Sanchez
• 80' Yellow card to Hithle Thistle Joseph Sanchez
• 85' Yellow card to Rydennord Stuart Mitchell
• 90' Hithle Thistle scores, assisted by Manuel Correa

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

Hithle Thistle’s seven goals came from an xG estimate of 4.69, an overperformance of 2.31. That is a substantial return above the quality of the chances recorded, though the 21 shots and 17 on target show that this was not a score built from a single improbable strike and a great deal of optimism. Rydennord managed 0.36 xG from just two attempts, with one on target, and scored none. The gap between the sides was therefore visible in both chance volume and the final score, even if Rydennord had 52% possession. Possession without enough attempts is a rather polished way to have a quiet afternoon.

No Rydennord players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

Hithle Thistle’s 7-0 win was not a close contest disguised by a late flurry: the hosts scored in both halves and kept adding to the margin until the final minute. Rydennord matched Hithle Thistle for fouls, edged possession, and took more corners, but those figures could not compensate for the difference in shots: 21 to two. The visitors’ three yellow cards also made for a busier disciplinary record, while Hithle Thistle had one. The score was settled by the decisive measures, and the numbers leave little room for a more flattering interpretation of Rydennord’s possession advantage.